“The former includes lap band surgery, where the stomach is banded to reduce its ability to expand and therefore the person's food intake, and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which reduces the size of the stomach to limit the amount of food a person …

Tempted to tell an overweight friend, lover or family member to think twice about eating another piece of cake? New research suggests you would be doing more harm than good. Overweight Australians are regularly encountering unhelpful stigma thought to …